tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post1398008675201468259..comments2020-02-03T08:55:29.385-03:00Comments on Reviewer X: BEA Recap: Horror StoriesStephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659688646243833862noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-88416896719664960302009-06-10T01:23:39.140-03:002009-06-10T01:23:39.140-03:00That&#39;s just nasty. I&#39;m sorry you had to de...That&#39;s just nasty. I&#39;m sorry you had to deal with that. Authors need to let their books speak for them, not their hands. Yuck. Next BEA, Steph Su (black belt!) and I (ditto) are working as pro bono bouncers.Michael Northrophttp://michaelnorthrop.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-63986171284044699792009-06-09T06:59:15.968-03:002009-06-09T06:59:15.968-03:00Wow, those guys were creeeeepy! I only had one pus...Wow, those guys were creeeeepy! I only had one pushy person give me a book that I didn&#39;t want... It was about the Vietnam War. Idk if it was adult or non-fiction but author and pushy &#39;publicist&#39; keep telling me to take it even after I explained that I tend to review only YA (and some middle grade). I ended up taking the book but I explained that if I found the book inappropriate for my readers/viewers that I wouldn&#39;t review it. Oh, and the &#39;publicist&#39; demanded to know why my phone number wasn&#39;t on my business card... stalkerish much?Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719564864865245424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-11629516986623929652009-06-08T15:23:30.872-03:002009-06-08T15:23:30.872-03:00All I see is that you wrote about these writers an...All I see is that you wrote about these writers and nothing else so it must be a good tactic to use at book expos. And the only thing I&#39;ve ever gotten out of blogging is free books to read and review. If you turn down the books then you just don&#39;t get it.Robert Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09523148031572031816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-24525489942352961182009-06-06T11:33:38.266-03:002009-06-06T11:33:38.266-03:00wow that is creepy. WAYY creepy. Interesting how t...wow that is creepy. WAYY creepy. Interesting how they were both males that did it.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147790818681999121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-15774069830469324952009-06-06T03:13:08.000-03:002009-06-06T03:13:08.000-03:00Wow. I got a really cool ARC that I&#39;m thrille...Wow. I got a really cool ARC that I&#39;m thrilled to read during my signing session!<br /><br />The luck of the draw....<br /><br />I do find it much harder to say no to in person pitches!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-73129111271147271272009-06-06T01:04:08.698-03:002009-06-06T01:04:08.698-03:00Next time I&#39;ll go with you and be your bodygua...Next time I&#39;ll go with you and be your bodyguard. I&#39;ve the a &quot;don&#39;t mess with me&quot; vibe.Kami Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849360869279307783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-32170978837195016402009-06-05T23:19:44.846-03:002009-06-05T23:19:44.846-03:00Oh, man. That guy who poked you? I probably would...Oh, man. That guy who poked you? I probably would have smacked him. I don&#39;t mind people touching me in most situations, but random stranger coming up to me and touching me? Not cool. Really not cool. <br /><br />I once had an interview for a summer internship and the lady who interviewed me tugged on my ponytail as I was leaving her office. I must have been 15 or 16 at the time. To this day, I have NO CLUE why she did that, but it still creeps me out to think of it. She didn&#39;t yank on it or anything, but who touches a complete stranger&#39;s hair? Total WTF moment. <br /><br />At least online, you can ignore people who are pushing way too hard to get you to read something you have zero interest in. Sad that the same thing couldn&#39;t be said for BEA. Pack mace for next year.Ruth Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863703037623512619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-86445407611618491572009-06-05T22:08:17.651-03:002009-06-05T22:08:17.651-03:00I&#39;m with Renay. I would scream at the second g...I&#39;m with Renay. I would scream at the second guy too. xD <br /><br />But that reminds me of this one time I didn&#39;t scream when a stranger grabbed me. I was at this museum and some guy came and put his arm around me and after a moment he took his arm off me and was like &quot;OMG I&#39;M SORRY I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY GIRLFRIEND.&quot; <br /><br />Yeah that was awkward. Worst part was that my friends decided to turn around at that exact moment and laugh hysterically.Khyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601798821880063492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-42271510199534639282009-06-05T17:28:16.009-03:002009-06-05T17:28:16.009-03:00I think next year at BEA, bloggers should employ t...I think next year at BEA, bloggers should employ the buddy system, lol. Make sure we have at least one fellow blogger around at all times so we aren&#39;t accosted by crazy, creepy, old self-published male authors. <br /><br />Maybe make an escape plan? (&quot;Look over there- it&#39;s some huge famous author!&quot; *crazy author looks in direction we point in as we then run away and hide*)BookChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641362399541764523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-6001381971759582512009-06-05T17:22:15.545-03:002009-06-05T17:22:15.545-03:00Dude, you are way more composed than me. As soon a...Dude, you are way more composed than me. As soon as a strange dude put his hands on me, he would&#39;ve been scrambling in embarrassment, because I would have been screaming. Ugh, I am so sorry you had to deal with that.Renayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02118536670131960872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-47777671618026288522009-06-05T17:10:54.227-03:002009-06-05T17:10:54.227-03:00Oh yikes! That&#39;s so creepy and rude.Oh yikes! That&#39;s so creepy and rude.Rebecca Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045279026055038231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-19691687473163230542009-06-05T14:59:51.439-03:002009-06-05T14:59:51.439-03:00Yikes, that was just the height of rude. What run...Yikes, that was just the height of rude. What runs through a person&#39;s mind that they think this type of behavior is going to garner anything remotely resembling positive results?<br /><br />As a person not inclined to confrontation in person I&#39;m glad that you were able to stand your ground and let the one man know you wouldn&#39;t be able to help him out.<br /><br />**shakes head** <br /><br />UnbelievableMichellehttp://www.galleysmith.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-9304178284320224512009-06-05T14:46:22.655-03:002009-06-05T14:46:22.655-03:00Yikes. I&#39;m so sorry!
But at least you know par...Yikes. I&#39;m so sorry!<br />But at least you know part of your deomgraphic!<br />...creepy older men (;Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713552675031843923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-51414878710325525492009-06-05T13:49:50.887-03:002009-06-05T13:49:50.887-03:00Yikes! That guy who touched you was creepy! The ot...Yikes! That guy who touched you was creepy! The other guy too, but especially the toucher. I worked in a restaurant before and had people tugging on my apron or shirt a lot. It was pretty annoying. It&#39;s like people think if you&#39;re providing a service (serving food, reviewing books, whatever) that they are free to grab and tug away at you to make sure that you are giving them their fair share of attention. I had a customer grab me by the wrist once. It was pretty scary even in a restaurant full of other people. It only happened that once, thank goodness! Hopefully it&#39;s just a one time thing for you too. No more grabby hands next year! ;)Ameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367469639810419455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-54933191814879656102009-06-05T13:44:08.554-03:002009-06-05T13:44:08.554-03:00Ick!!!!! Sorry you got hit twice. I got one women ...Ick!!!!! Sorry you got hit twice. I got one women who was trying to tell me the entire plot of her book after the blogger panel. I finally said, &quot;You know, I won&#39;t remember a thing that you said by the time I get home. Here&#39;s my card, email me.&quot; She at least got the hint (well, more than a hint!).Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-81472412125844232852009-06-05T13:16:41.690-03:002009-06-05T13:16:41.690-03:00I met a pushy guy like that at the last big confe...I met a pushy guy like that at the last big conference I attended. I tried to be polite and friendly at first, but when he barged up to me as I was talking to my agent, tapped me on the shoulder and *demanded* to be introduced, I was so appalled I just turned and walked away.<br /><br />I can understand what it&#39;s like being unpublished (or newly published) and eager to get a break, but boy howdy there are ways to approach people and that was definitely NOT how to do it.R.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503519800068573393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-17775462820433954472009-06-05T13:15:07.849-03:002009-06-05T13:15:07.849-03:00That sounds terrifying! And touching is a big no-n...That sounds terrifying! And touching is a big no-no. That&#39;s just creepy...<br /><br />But it sounds like BEA was an adventure. :)Reader Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382164912838056388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-2022636776057813952009-06-05T13:03:40.250-03:002009-06-05T13:03:40.250-03:00Knowing your experiences, we&#39;ll have to look o...Knowing your experiences, we&#39;ll have to look out for each other next year. As easy (or hard) as it is to tell someone no, it&#39;s always nice to have someone nearby who can rescue you!trishhttp://heylady.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-79965079665931548312009-06-05T13:01:52.502-03:002009-06-05T13:01:52.502-03:00Wow, the audacity of idiots never fails to surpris...Wow, the audacity of idiots never fails to surprise me! Thank goodness there are plenty of good folks to balance &#39;em out. Hopefully blogging these stories will be good catharsis. ;)Heather (errantdreams)http://www.errantdreams.com/reviews/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-32151388872579035232009-06-05T13:01:25.775-03:002009-06-05T13:01:25.775-03:00Just ewww!Just ewww!Kimberly Dertinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368511542359560174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-43621728470193721582009-06-05T12:40:11.612-03:002009-06-05T12:40:11.612-03:00You&#39;re a hot commodity. You go girl!You&#39;re a hot commodity. You go girl!Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617683475866158090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-88265788155236697862009-06-05T12:38:05.248-03:002009-06-05T12:38:05.248-03:00That is so creepy! I&#39;m not a touch-feely pers...That is so creepy! I&#39;m not a touch-feely person in the first place, so if someone invades my personal space I get upset. I&#39;m not sure I would have been so self-controlled or nice as you were.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-67842572332123045562009-06-05T12:18:04.695-03:002009-06-05T12:18:04.695-03:00omg good thing my bf doesn&#39;t read blogs. I thi...omg good thing my bf doesn&#39;t read blogs. I think he would be shocked to see me butcher the spelling of quantum physics!MySharonAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108439112946490897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-75569025056764979792009-06-05T12:15:28.926-03:002009-06-05T12:15:28.926-03:00lol Same freaking thing happened to me during my s...lol Same freaking thing happened to me during my signing. I think that the best way to deal with people like that is to be nice. I had some guy come up to me to talk about his quantum psychics book. So I pretended to be all excited and told him about how my bf loves the science channel and I would tell him about his books. This seemed to make him happy enough and he left. <br /><br />If someone touched me like that second guy I might have flipped out. What a creep! This is where nice Sharon leaves and zombie loving Sharon comes to the surface! *nomnom*MySharonAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108439112946490897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771343519345964256.post-60236820480495776152009-06-05T12:09:21.132-03:002009-06-05T12:09:21.132-03:00Looking back on the comments, it looks as though I...Looking back on the comments, it looks as though I had the assumption as Meghan!<br /><br />That&#39;s so funny. Just goes to show how irresponsibly the two men acted.Shalondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672897150067211410noreply@blogger.com